The Sun. — London, England, 1818-06-27 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER `LECTION. EIGHTI-f DAY. At tl►e close of the Poll yesierdriy The nt►inbers stood tho• Sir S kniad ....3633 I Sir Murray .3146 Sir Fl"./1/CIS Burdett ....3383 Hunt (as on Thur,vday).. 73 Mr ELLts then appearing to speak in behalf of Sir Murray • Mr. KINNAIRD ent?'e,itedft'ir a patient beat ing, Rs it was hoped be would this day state the grounds on m,•hicii the Court Can * ah.tate•songht file votes of the Elector , of Wrstininster, which they twist he most alixions In hear, as he had appeaved beture theta as an entire stringer. Mr. ELLIS began by tenoning thanks for the courtesy of the Gentlemen on the opposite inte rest. his only ohjett in addressing the Electors Was to state to them his regret ;hat the health of air Murray was not improved. There was only -one opinion on the outrage that bad been offered hint, and he was sure it had eNcited ageneral in 'elitiu•atiun.—(Loud applause, anti cries, It has, it has I)—As to the grounds on which Sir Murray •liad offered hitrise'l to their notice, he had been solicited to offer himself by a number of the Elec tors, and he did not come forward from any over weening opinion of his own talents, our would I,c ever have stood forward it he had not felt most deeply the sacred interests of our glorious Consti tution. Ile was induced to oiler himself from its having been usual to elect a Gentleman of his pro tes3iou to represent this great City, aml he did not feel that he ought to he prevented from try ing, for the honour, because his opinion differed from others respec lug Universal Sulfrage and Annual Parliaments. Ile (Mr. E.) challenged the experience of all who heard him, whether Sir Igitrray M,ix fa ell had not uniformly been model ate in his language, and conciliatory in his manners. Ile croifi!lently expected a tavoorable result, and lie (0..1 , 1 tiSßiae the Electors that it was Sir Mot ray's determination to adhere to the contest till the lute MoMetlt, shit that it Was his most anxioiis desire to he able to iippear again arnoogst them. Mr. BaucF., on behalf of Sir Francis Burdett, made it long speech, in which he admitted that the friends of the Baron t appeared weak to-day, but he thought he might say they were mote powertul in their weakness titan hit enemies.-- But to-morrow they would have the most decided reiuforcement in his favour front all quarters. — Ile then ow:word to justify the Baronet's ab sence trust the hustings, by representing that he •,vits not a Candidate voluntarily, but hail beet] brought forward by the Electors themselves, be cause lie wits a tiled man. His not appearing, therefore, did not arise trout any disrespect or de ficiency of gratitude, hut because it was not his wish to riolate an iota of his principles. As to Sir Samuel Romilly, he was a man of wisdom and virtue; hot he came forward as a Candidate, and there.me his situation was different front that of Sir Francis Burdett ; and it vat to have beefs ex pected that he should have shevvn as much respect to the Electors as to have come forward and make his principles known. But he was like the an gels, a great deal was hearth of him, but lie was never seen.—(Laughter.)—The Orator then en tered iti!o a long tirade against Ministers, respect ing all the hackneyed charees of their profligacy end tyranny, of spending five hundred millions to keep down the Bourbons, and five !mother! more to restore them, and embellishing his hitrangne with the old story of Ogden, and the comments on if is sufferings, which afforded much amusement to the crowd. lie concluded With calling on them to complete the triumph in favour of Sir Francis Burdett, by coming torward and giving him plumpers. Mr. BE N NET tmole no animated defence of Sir S. Roundly. lie bean by observing that the friends of the Court Candidate had not given one rea , on for his appearance, but that lie was asked to come forward by Lord Castlereagh. Ile was a man of good character, and if he Was returned, he would have to support the cause of Ministers ; he was therefore a creature of corruption, and it the Electors were Sa corrupt and sold as to return a Court Candidate, it would he the first time they bad done so for 20 yews. As to Sir S. !timidly, he stood precisely on the same grounds as Sir I'. Burdett ; he had been proposed by a body of in dependent Electors, of which he (Mr. B.) wos one; and it WaS 1101 to he expected that he Should give tip his valuable time by attending on the hust ings ; for lie was daily fight dig the cause of the poor in that place, of all others, where they wanted a defentier—the Court of Chancery. No poor man ever went to his chambers to solicit advice, and was turned hark because he could not pay the usual fee to his clerk. lie had always voted in favour of the people's rights ; and on the ques tion for depriving a discontented, but they should rather have been called a starving people of arms, be (Mr. B ) was with Sir S. !timidly in a mino rity of five, of which Sir F. Burdett was one. Ile then shortly deprecated the proposition of giving Sir F'. Burdett phimpers, as had been recommend ed, as every vote taken oil' Sir Samuel's poll gave the Court candidate a greater chance of being re turned. Mr. KINNATED again appealed to the crowd in behalf of Sir F. Bin (lett, and called on the friends of Sir S. Romilly to state what were his senti ments as to a Reform in Parliament. lie recom mended 'dumpers for Sir F. Burdett. Mr. BENNeT again came forward, and declared that Sir S. Romilly had alway been favourable to Reform, and had always voted for it. HUNT attempted to speak ; but the usual cries with which he is assailed prevented him from being heard. When he first catue forward, a placard was raised among the crowd with the following words: Why is Hunt like a I—se? because he is a dis grace to the poll." The orator accused the iVest spinster Reform Committee of shameful parsimony, and gross neglect of duty, in not contributing to fee Couneel for the defence of the persons who were tried at Derby. Application was made to their Secretary, Mr. Cleary, for that purpose ; but the application was treated with neglect. lie would produce all the letters to-morrow. He concluded by saying, that before the close of the election they would witness something which they little expected. Mr. GALE JONES, as usual, addressed the crowd. The orators had not concluded nutil past seven o'clock. ~.h_ COVI,:\ I II? ELEC fiON. 'Thursday, the 25th June, Mr. BUTTLII'.',"ORTE's agent signified to the SherifiS . that Mr. litrrtEtt v..ouTit did not, under the CIVCIIIIIStIinCei the EleCtion, intend to continue at the poll-booth any longer, but reserving to himself the right to take such ulterior measures us be might be advised ; so that it was expected that the Freemen would cease polling, slid that the Election would con clude last Wight. This Election, we undeist an I lAnsI Ans 1A , een Con ducted by a system of violence, on the poi of Mr BUTTERWORTIC , opponents, SOnieThdt similar to tie contest at Westminster. The opponents of Mr. BUTTP.RWORTU seem to have been determined, by a system of terror ;and timault, to oppose his Election. The She riffs had directed the booths to be so built as to afford the Voters on each side an opportunity of coming up and tendering their suffrages ; for this purpose velys!rong posts told rails were fixed at each end of the booth, and lanes were made for the easy access of the voters ; but Mr. BuT- TvßwoliTtes ornments, seeing that this arrange ment would affonl his friends an equal opportu nity of coming tip with theirs, determined on the destruction of these lanes. On the fit st day of the Poll, therefore, a tremendous tool) made an at t.:auk, tore op the 'mos and railing, with an evi dent lotto inn of intimidatiog Mr. lluTTF.tovotyrn and his friends, and driving them from the booth by main force ; however they stood firm, lowest int; against such lawless proceed:tugs, and called tip,)n the Nlagistratus to protect them by the civil power. Several warrants Were issued, and per sons taken into custody. philtculatly one man, who had been very active with au axe, Cutting away and d e stroying the lanes 'leading to the booth. The Sheriffs adjourned the poll HI the next dav, when, very early in the morning, the opposite party, having a strong mob, possessed themselves of the booth on every side, so as to prevent, it possible, any of Mr. BUTTE IL WORT Ws. Voters front apptoaching, and this they continued to do every day during the Election. "Clue Sheriffs had wished that one side of the booth shoad b taken by one party, and the other side by the opposing par: y ; but this would nut do for the mob, for they would have both sides of the booth. The Sheriffs directed the poll to be taken alternately on different sides of the booth, and by this means a few of Mr. BurrettwoitTa's fliends pushed up and polled, but many of them were most violewly heaien, and others had their clothes torn, in cousequeoce of giving their votes. Many were torn front the booth, and not allowed to poll at all. For seven days the poll was kept open upon these unequal terms, when Mr. BUT- T4AtWoUTII retired from the contest. • _ The democratic party at this Election raised violent clamour against Mr. BulTEßwoitTil, be cause, as an independent Alember, he had fre quently supported the measures of Government. The suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act rased the cry of " No Halms Copus," and the violence, falsehoods, and injustice of this Election, together with the inflammatory harangues of two of the Candidates, brought to the recollection of sober winded spectators the early days of the french Revolution. At the close of the Pull, on Wednesday night, the numbers were, fur :tlr. Peter Moore 1 103 INIr. Ether. Butterworth UrVard3 of ft thousand Voters in Coventry were then unpollect, bcsittes many Out-voters. COUNTY OF KENT. ifiz/V4t9ne, June eG, Half-past 2f The State of the Poll for this County (at the close this evening) is as f0110%%s :--- F:nateltlntll. Ilonywood. Geary. 3 - 252. 904. Sir IVOhaw Geury is determined to persevere throughout to-Trim-row,. and has declared, thm if the Freeholders do not come forward in his favour he will decline the contest. The novelty is over, and the litistiugs cease to boast of the presence of tlim.e genteel parties which gave a glow of wArnith and respectability to the bustle which appeared yesterday. LivtAtroot., JUNE 25.-1 am happy to con gratulate ymn on the termination of this temperate and well• CO nduct ed contest. Our opponents g-ive in about one o'clock to-day, and you have the final state of the Poll enclosed. Mr. CANNING had a reserve of .500 votes which were not polled, out of delicacy to the opposite party. Their names are, however, all upon record. The chair ing takes place to-morrow at eleven o'clock. PF.muttoKs.—LSir JoviN OwEtc, Bart. the late Member for the County of Pembroke, has been re-cleet.:d without opposition; the worthy Ba ronet was chaired at Ilaverfordwest on Wed nesday last. CARMARTHEN.—The contest for Carmarthen, between Mr. JONES and the 800. Mr. CAMPBELL, turns out to be a sharp one, the polling, after three days, being on Tuesday niizht e(pt4l, Mr. Juno. Mr. camplieil. 54 .... Firct Day . :t3 St•cmid Day 4P .... Day CIIOICF, OF ELECTORS.—It is very seldom that we can safely take any thing relatit4; to political matters from The Dublin Evening Post, but the following passage in it letter which appeared in that Paper is well entiiled to the atteniinn of the Elective Body throughout the United Kitigdom " The first requisite in the character of a M"•rnber of 'Par liament is Independence in every respect. if your Repre sentatives he mean in Spirit anti poor in Purse, what can you expect? Is it not itll unavoidable result, that they should barter your Rights to replenish their Stores ? ('an you anti cipate any thing else from such , stet► than the open Sale of your Country in tl:e great Mart of Corruption ? Cali you blame the Minister for gaining over those who, in fict,tnitst he bought, because their neceaAitics require the Price. Is it not obvious, that a man who has squandered his own pro perty by folly is altogether unqualified to represent you ? Is it nut clear, that this manifestation' of imprudence is a positive proof of incapacity in the management of the com mon affairs of life, anti how• then can you imagiue that such a man could resist the ttuiplatilms of riches and honours when the price was nothing mors than the sacrifice of your Iti6lrts!" TII EAT R I CAI. It Isl i t prr f .rmnd Life TUFATIE RoYAL, Dttl'itY-LANY...—Every One has llis : Mr. Elli3ton; Lady Eleanor Irwin, 'Mrs. Glover. After which, Tars on Shure. To which was Weil, Toni "Fliniol, the Great. TiteYircE Rot SL, CuvENT-GAFIDEX.—The Stranger : the Stratr4cr, Mr. Yount; ; Mrs. Haller, Miss O'Neill. After which, 7 he Potty ThicVei. TVEATIte RoYAL, laGLtstr OPERA, STRAND.— A Ballet Di vertieriient. After which, Love in a Village. To which Wai added, My Uncle. *,,* For I.rrEgArtv Itixt Kw, see the First Page. F STOCKS o'CIM6C. PfIICE Oi THIS PAY AT T 3 per Cent. .. 78f per . Rif I per Cents Batik 1.. Ann . 21 14 Imperial 3 pet • Cent'. lllll.'7(ii 111C4II IVATF.II AT LoNi)oN BRIDGE To•M0111101V. Nlorning, -18 minute% alter 9. I Evenia , ,, , , 13 minutes after I'J Bonds. ARq. 89 , , pr. Exch. Bilk, 15s. 1(s. pr. Ditto, 2}d.. lBs. 16i. pr. Uranium par, A Pr . . (;ffils. f‘,F account ..7;1.} THE SUN. •ol.i:~1 gins 11l CI: 1:F FAL', M lIVAT ? LONDON, s.frußn.nr, Ju,.vE 27, 1818. The Paris Pavers of Wednesday hst, which %vele due this morning, have not arrived. It must now be evident CO every man who is attached to that Constitution which has placed this country in political fteetiom above all other nations, that unless sortie determined stand is made against the Spirit opacobinisna, and its sup porters, the Blade( tiles, that glorious Constitution will be totally destroyed, and the country ruined The rejection of Sir WILLIAM CURTIS, in the City of London, is a proof of the triumph of that spi rit, for though he was in general a staunch friend to Government, he was not the smile tool of Ministers, bitt opposed tht.:tr measures on several occasions. But another alarming fact has occur red in the rejection of Mr. Burreawotern at Coventry. This Oentleman is chiefly known for his eminence in trade, and the purity of his character in private life. His situation in society, as well as his sound principles, political, moral, and religious, place him tar above Minis terial temptation, supposing that it should be of fered. He always came forward its Parliament to aid the snfferiog Artificer, anti to mitigate the distresses of his fellow-creatures. No charge of subserviency could be brought against hint, and yet he has been rejected by his former Constituents ; and to what is this rejection to be attributed but to the Spirit of Jucobiulsin, which is carried into such sanguinary excesses by the Burdettites in \Westminster. We lament th a t theancieut and respectable City of Coventry 9110niti not have rescued its character front the in fiueoce of that ruinous spirit, by electing a loyal subject and an honest man ; but we trust that before there is another Election it will reflect on its error. As Coventry consists chiefly of Artificers and Tradesmen, it might have been expected that Mr. BUTTER WORTH, consider ing his other solid pretensions, would have been the favourite Candidate. But this is the age of political delirium, and the Botoogh of Southwark, in chasing Sir ItoneaT WresoN, a stranger, in preference to their old respectable Member, is another melancholy demonstration of the spirit of Vacobinisno Bit if report speaks truth venality is the ally of Jacobinism in Westreiuster, for it is said that when cent situ Burdettites remonstrated with their Idol on his non-appearance on the hust ings, an apology appeared in the Shape of 50001. Here then is the purity of Election, if the r eport be well-founded, for to what other cause can the sudden elevation of the Idol of the Burdettitcs on the poll be imputed, except, indeed, to the silo guina; y violence with which they conducted them selves, and kept all loyal voters away by the tear of being murdered. A printed bill in favour of the Baronet was sent to Tile Svc (Mice this 'Doming by mistake, no doubt, as it must have been in tended for some factious Journal, in which there is the following passage :—" But shall all the weight fall upon one Person Must that generous Heart that bled to the amount of ONe Hu:wean Tuousmeo Potoens for a Seat for Milldlese.r, sus tain the Expenditure of a Return for Wesaninster also ? That, indeed, were shame indelible." Was ever so silly, so unwary a confession '• Was it to support the Purity of Election that such an enormous sum was , expended, or to maintain a contest by wholesale bribery f."' lint it is evident, that if tire 50001. was really sent, it is exhausted, and that his venal supporters, like the thirst of the tyger when he Ws tasted human blood, are not to be satisfied with so pitiful a sum—he has not bled enough-- hut will have another " Ifundred Thousand Pounds," to complete his triumph in West. minster..L---But Westminster has not so many mer cenary Ruffians es the County of Middlesex, anti, therefore, we hope, and Lope most confi dently, that the majority of honest Electors will hasten to the Pull, es they can now do so win it safety, Hud give their hearty voters for LQYALTY, for THE CONSTIT'UTIGN, fGr true Fiti:::.Dolvl - ELECiiON, and trill: BRITISH BRAVERY, in tile Pe' son of Sir MURRAY MAXWELL. Ll'e'ritpoor, has not only to 'congratulate on the triumph of sound principles, in the retllll of Mr. CANNING, but, as that Gentleman justil observes, in the Speech which we insert this daY' has set an example which cannot find " a p ars liel for the peaceableness and good humour" %vitt; which the Election was conducted. But, in J us. rice to Mr. 'CNNIIING, it is plope'r to observe► ; that he himself forth such au exa m p le ° good humour, 'unaffected pleasantry, and fibers, lity towards his Competitors, as could not bu t Lovell powerful influence over the lowest of hisoppoheutf' But still it is highly to the honour of the peol dc of Liverpool that they felt the influence of tb3C good humour and polished courtesy, an d tb4 have their reward in a Member who, while be re; sohitely maintains their immediate intcresti, %vii`, support the interest and dignity of the Empire ' and who, by the brilliaucy of his talents, his llte' racy attainments, and his pow erful elov ence, the worthy inheritor of the immortal VITT, ' nl may well he the pride of the t o w il o f I,vh:ch the Ii so dktinguished a Representative. WESIMINiTEIt ELECTION. SIR MURIMY MAXWELL—The etin respecting the health of this GI:WIC:IWO) SStleil this morning 1— " Richard.ion's Coffee-house, Saturday gorllll4l 9 o'clock, June c 7, ISIS. 16 Sir Nit'ilitcy MAXWELL has had another good iitglitr ,/ s able to leave his bed, but the complaints of his br en ' t oedd are still such as to disable hint front leaving 114. ra°Pi' "GIL. MANE, "ii. LEIGH T1i0N.1.15, WLE OI ' " J. WDONNELI--' STATE OF THE. P(ILL. AT 2 o'ccOCF. THIS r; t4i 57 .7 111:11.1)ET1' 3 40 ''EL IICN NLW6. - r Cti PonTsmount, JUNE 25.—Passed up Cllnnnel o ro t Compton, from Barbadors„ landed passengers Ii lm/ boat; sailed 17th May; left there the Hopewell, RI LII d oo for n :II Sibelia, and Reew, fur London ; and the CA. , "c'' ' ; b re Briitol, loading, and would be ready to sail ill twc' 13'1. Ps.Y3tot7il, Jt/St 2.s.—Come in the 51t.;., - )r, iodustrY' leoto I.iihoin fur London, to repair d;r:migs.s, attd lenkf• ,;! ,41 FALmovitt, Just 2.l.—Arrived from Plem t it t th, 3 n ds3 , ‘ k again to join) the cruising squadron under Adtoiral the Grecian schooner. 1)1 , ;.,L, Just: , 26.—Arrived and sailed for the rii"i f •j'i.' s :: Lord lluncau, Sti t it on), f 1,114 I )110110 ; Earl Story, front Jamaica; . 11.1alitioit, trutu and Egfred, Irmo Lt vmtroot, .luNt: 23.—The Seafoitli, Crossby, fr ° ` 22 ,, pool to fluiiihay, wnt, spoken with 9th Feuruary, 1 0, j• lung. 79. E. all well. 111 IL D JUNE 2.4.—Saiivil last et'eiilOr4. scltbet %yid) Packet, Cayttnint Stopples, with a mail ate for Waterford. Sailed alsu the 'Eurtoise lighter. s''' t col:s ti ,jo Irmo Pchibro'i;e yard fur Plymouth, with a tilianhcr vessels.—Arriveti the Auld:mil Pa.:Let. C:iptaio Stork a omit :tad pa,sengers from Witten - told. C.:1 ) , D e .1 I , 1. —Sailed last ;night the Firelin; Littglie,, with the mail fur Waterford, am". this e' Nut s p oa Leicester, Captaio Steele, will sail with the ,f lyx `i arrival 1.14-re from Loodon.—ltemaiii, the li.ebecc 3 : i .,,dlC w mouth; Frienth, tor Cork; Lloyd, fur • , and LlenriLtta, fur Chepstow. sts trrt We have great satisfaction in a , :tig that the roll is now going mi withribe gre. '"p Vegidm decorum in y and decoru in Covent-Garden 14 a rem arkable tact, 'and one that indicates o ' 4 70/ the class and character of the conininnirl support tn ort the causes of Ilir and lityaD ETl 'vo le previous to the regulations for presror i " , r, e 44 order being intorced, it vvas ohitorwly that Ott any well-dressed person entering logs, he was ins.antly hissed and booted by si (d pit tizans, wit hoot at all knowing on whic h Lo s‘ he meant II) vole, but kin it. for gran (c ., a ho decently dressed and respectable 1001`1)b could be of their party. QUEEN•—Th d ursay afternooo the 10 ,1 of CLARENCE " cu t to I.,: ew tilt a V i s it to his I 00 , , , Nlother, and returned to town in the tan gy. Ott Thin s&iy evening, after dinner, t he 03 1 ' took un airing in h e r sma ll chaise KO dens, accompanied by the l'iincess AuGOl." it Ip itsterday morning the Duke of Y 0" ‘ vel qi Kekv on visit_ to her iNIAJEsTY, a" re". 1 :)( loNn dinner. Tbe Report tit the st a r - aO O MAJESTY yesterday was, " The Qur." ' s on very. vela." f C ,4 ' l# On 'Thursday the Duke and Du chess ° f ER/Deg walked through diffet cot i Ste - di don in u m private, neni:ed by A servant.. " day Highnesses their Royal Hnesses vvent " 5 CnEVIOHNE at Ciie!sca. Dtl es• , Yesterday moining the Die owl sa'' c e GLuUCESTIKH Celt towh tot Ila,shot, woc.► ro. repirs find alterHions isave been rr " erV some time. Their Rovai Higline,ses `' • f pected to return to towli *iaSt •iice I r eslerd on 1/ dY, about e . ' 41 , 1(- HESSE .S LIONIOURG arrived at Ci,rltoo-110Sec:5:4'' had a long i:verriew j i b the p ii :Nce. 11F i e d i li His erene Highness atcern a rils acc"l"l:',ll.ol°,irts PRINCE RhGENT in his catria?.e I') house, on a visit to the Grand Duke rvile h iv ' l l° ' l l , his Imperial Highnuss was unfoliutotr ' 0 CO I home. 'The Pat NCR 11Ftli.:NT relorlie3 . 3 1 9 i0;. 1 1 e 1 ; ton-house, and afterw.:.rds rode out in l' ; C I , horse chaiie for unwards vii tow hoor-Hirll4°,,,i evening 'his Royal 1-3ighnt•ss dint withlilol LIDDELL, as did the riuke twa f CAMIIRIDGR, Hod a 0 VeSt estk t, , y cvenin,.About fr Ei t 'c e t- f the Pt lore of ihss lio:aotttic; ia ce tel Hotel, where he h,fd LC eit titstlisy, for Brigh,:en, - '))1 ;) ; an ttit